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CUSAS 40, 1599 (P516383)
Administrative, Ur III, Irisagrig · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | CUSAS 40, 1599 |
|---|---|
| ID | P516383 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Irisagrig |
| Coordinates | 32.1529, 45.3689 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) ma-la-ku udu | 1 slaughtered sheep, |
| 2 | 2(disz) sila3 tu7 2(disz) ku6 | 2 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| 3 | en-nam-{d}suen lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ennam-Suen, messenger of the king |
| 4 | u4 lu2 sa-gaz dab5-ba-de3 im#-gen-na-a | When a man was seized, he came |
| 5 | 1(disz)? sila3 tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 6 | szi-x-mar-hu-um lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Ši-x-marḫum, royal messenger. |
| 7 | u4 |BAD.AN|{ki}-ta | from Dur-Bābilim |
| 8 | ki lugal-sze3 ba-gen-na-a | having gone to the royal place, |
| 9 | 1(disz) tu7 1(disz) ku6 | 1 soup, 1 fish |
| 10 | [...] sagi lu2 kin-[gi4-a lugal] | ... cupbearer, royal messenger |
| 11 | 4(disz)? sila3 tu7 2(disz)? ku6 | 4 sila3 soup, 2 fish |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ur#-{d}en-lil2-la2 [...] | Ur-Enlila |
| 2 | u4 |BAD.AN|{ki}-ta# | from Dūr |
| 3 | ki# [lugal?]-sze3# [ba-e-re-sza]-a | to the place of the king |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila3# [tu7] 1(disz) ku6 | 1 sila3 soup, 1 fish |
| 5 | dingir-ra-bi2 lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Its god, the messenger of the king |
| 6 | [u4] erin2# udu ur4-de3 zi-zi-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the work-troops went to gather sheep and goats, |
| 7 | [3(disz)] sila3 tu7 3(disz) ku6 | 3 sila3 soup, 3 fish |
| 8 | [i]-s,ur-dingir lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal | Iṣur-ilum, messenger of the king |
| 9 | u4 {kusz}ha-szi2-ti-um elam-e-ne sa gi4-gi4-de3 im-gen-na-a | When the Elamite sandals were to be returned, |
| 10 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 11 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 12 | mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{ki#} ba-hul | year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam | 22nd day, |
Sources & licences
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